Announced late in 2017, The King Of Fighters: a New Beginning, is KOF's first Japanese Manga in a very long time. The ongoing series is a collaboration between SNK and Shonen Sirius Magazine. the art of the weekly manga is done by Kyoutarou Azuma. The King Of Fighters: a New Beginning is the retelling of the KOF14 game settings, with many characters from the game set to make appearances.